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Subject:Re: venting question
From:Michael J. Sullivan
Date:Mon, 8 May 2000 17:22:08 -0500

Dear Eric,

I'm pretty sure it is the same part -- the ones I have seen simply do not
have the slider and the opening (in the door behind the vent) is "taped up"
with black tape.

Cheers,
MJS

At 01:27 PM 5/8/00 -0400, Giroux, Eric wrote:
>Hi,
>
>> The other air duct leads from your ventilation system, starting at the
>> front grill, traveling through your fan box, to the front door jamb,
>> through the door, it leads to the door pillar at the rear of 
>> the door. From
>> there, the air moves to the overhead vents in the cargo area on the
>> driver's  side of the van.
>> 
>> If you have the plastic cover, you must may have a Westfalia, on which
>> there are no vents on the driver's side cargo area, but 
>> instead a package
>> tray.
>
>
>Could somebody please get me the part number for this driver's side cover ?
>It must be written on the part itself.   My dealer does not find it in his
>listing.  He only has a number for the non-camper part (with openings).
>
>Thanks,
>
>�ric
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:   Zoran Mladen [SMTP:Zoran_Mladen@AMSINC.COM]
>> Sent:   Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:14 AM
>> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject:        venting question
>> 
>> Hi All!
>> 
>> With all the mail pertaining to venting, I thought I would 
>> add my question.
>> 
>> I have an 84 GL.  There are the vents in each door, which I 
>> understand are
>> supposed to suck air out of the van.  In the front door jam, 
>> there is the
>> opening that leads to the door.  My van came with what looks 
>> like stock
>> plastic
>> covers for the vent on the body side, not the door.  If I put 
>> these on,
>> what is
>> the effect?  With them on, I still feel air being sucked out 
>> through the
>> vent on
>> the rear of the door...
>> 
>> Help!
>> 
>> Z
>> 
>
Michael J. Sullivan
Marshfield Hills, MA
Central America 2001 or bust!

'87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered)
'86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude"
'96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg)

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